BMX bike riders fly and tumble through the air.
Acrobats and gymnasts fly and tumble through the air.
All in the live show called “Vertical Impact” playing on the Calico Square stage at Knott’s Berry Farm.
The show was produced by Jill Schulz, the daughter of “Peanuts” creator Charles Schulz.

Fans of Universal Pictures’ “The Fast and the Furious” film franchise – with the latest installment, “Furious 7,” grossing more than $1 billion in the box office this spring – are accustomed to top-speed car chases, massive explosions, sprays of gunfire and unbelievable stunts.When Universal

Can theme parks become even more addictive? That's what parks in Southern California and around the country are hoping to do with their new crop of attractions for this summer.Anyone in business knows it's more cost-effective to get your current customers to come back and buy more than it is to find a new customer for every sale. So

BUENA PARK – There have been berries and bears, canyons and the Cretaceous period.Now, there’s a kraken.The building that’s home to Knott’s Berry Farm’s new crown jewel, Voyage to the Iron Reef, has been a part of the park for more than 40 years. And even before a structure rose up here, the

BUENA PARK – A San Diego animal-rights activist who has protested against SeaWorld for years has turned her attention to Knott’s Berry Farm’s horse-drawn stagecoach.“Just the fact that they’re made to pull thousands of pounds is cruel and unusual punishment,” Ellen Ericksen said. “We need to

ANAHEIM – WonderCon’s organizers on Monday announced that the annual comic book, science fiction and pop culture convention will move to the Los Angeles Convention Center in 2016.
Conflicts with desired booking dates and available space at the Anaheim Convention Center fueled the move to Los Angeles, where the popular event w

BUENA PARK – Matt Ouimet, the CEO of Knott’s parent company Cedar Fair, lied.Or at least he told the facilitator of focus groups to fib – Knott's was closing, they were told."People had reactions like, 'What will we do without it?' 'I want to take my daughter there,' ” a chuckling Ouimet recalled a

BUENA PARK – The former Movieland Wax Museum property could become a permanent live butterfly themed attraction.
The sale of the 8.7-acre, Beach Boulevard property to Butterfly Pavilion LLC, a group that plans to develop a “butterfly rainforest atrium entertainment venue,” will be considered by the Buena Park City Counc